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Elena's Bio:
Elena Agaragimova built her career the hard way - by doing everything.
Over 15 years, she's been a recruiter, marketer, product builder, project manager, business developer, and twice a founder. Not because she couldn't pick a lane, but because she was always more interested in solving the problem than protecting the title. At every company, every startup, every room she's walked into — she's been the person who figures out what needs to exist and makes it happen.
She co-founded Bessern, an edtech platform, and Shiftwell, a human performance technology company - building both from the ground up across strategy, operations, and team design. Today she brings that same operator mindset to her role as People/Operations at Horizon Industries, and to the founders and CEOs she works with directly.
Elena is competitive, direct, and relentlessly curious. She's the kind of person who gets people behind a vision and then executes it. She doesn't do surface-level. She doesn't do slow. And she has a particular talent for walking into a 50–200 person company, seeing exactly where the people and operations are holding growth back, and fixing it.
She didn't follow a traditional path. She built one. And she helps growing companies do the same.
Over 15 years, she's been a recruiter, marketer, product builder, project manager, business developer, and twice a founder. Not because she couldn't pick a lane, but because she was always more interested in solving the problem than protecting the title. At every company, every startup, every room she's walked into — she's been the person who figures out what needs to exist and makes it happen.
She co-founded Bessern, an edtech platform, and Shiftwell, a human performance technology company - building both from the ground up across strategy, operations, and team design. Today she brings that same operator mindset to her role as People/Operations at Horizon Industries, and to the founders and CEOs she works with directly.
Elena is competitive, direct, and relentlessly curious. She's the kind of person who gets people behind a vision and then executes it. She doesn't do surface-level. She doesn't do slow. And she has a particular talent for walking into a 50–200 person company, seeing exactly where the people and operations are holding growth back, and fixing it.
She didn't follow a traditional path. She built one. And she helps growing companies do the same.
Elena Agaraguimova is a human capital strategist, and speaker, who works with senior leaders and executive teams to build sustainable high performance—without burning people out or eroding trust.
With over 15 years of global experience across talent strategy, leadership development, and organizational learning, Elena helps organizations fix the human systems that quietly determine results: leadership behavior, decision-making, accountability, energy, and culture. Her work focuses on how work actually gets done—and whether the system supports or undermines performance under pressure.
Elena is the Co-Founder of Shiftwell.ai, a human-centered technology platform designed to help organizations move beyond wellness rhetoric and into practical, measurable approaches to performance and wellbeing. Through Shiftwell and her advisory work, she partners with leaders who want clarity, not platitudes, and change that actually sticks.
Known for her calm presence and direct approach, Elena brings together behavioral science, neuroscience, coaching, and real-world business experience to help leaders lead humans more effectively—especially in times of growth, complexity, and change.
Her work helps organizations reduce burnout, improve decision quality, and build cultures where trust and accountability reinforce performance rather than compete with it.
With over 15 years of global experience across talent strategy, leadership development, and organizational learning, Elena helps organizations fix the human systems that quietly determine results: leadership behavior, decision-making, accountability, energy, and culture. Her work focuses on how work actually gets done—and whether the system supports or undermines performance under pressure.
Elena is the Co-Founder of Shiftwell.ai, a human-centered technology platform designed to help organizations move beyond wellness rhetoric and into practical, measurable approaches to performance and wellbeing. Through Shiftwell and her advisory work, she partners with leaders who want clarity, not platitudes, and change that actually sticks.
Known for her calm presence and direct approach, Elena brings together behavioral science, neuroscience, coaching, and real-world business experience to help leaders lead humans more effectively—especially in times of growth, complexity, and change.
Her work helps organizations reduce burnout, improve decision quality, and build cultures where trust and accountability reinforce performance rather than compete with it.
15+ years
of experience working with various institutions and organizations
100+ companies
worked with
1000+ people
positivity shifting minds of 1000+ people
100+ events
speaking events on learning
Growing companies hit the same wall.
The team that got you here isn't built for where you're going. Hiring is reactive. Roles are unclear. Operations depend on whoever shouts loudest. And the founder is still making decisions they shouldn't have to make.
That's where I come in
That's where I come in
- Your people processes were built for a smaller company. I assess what exists, build what's missing, and put systems in place that actually scale — so your team can operate without you in every room.
- Hiring the wrong people at this stage is expensive. I help you define the roles you actually need, build the hiring process to find them, and make sure new people land in a way that sticks.
- Some problems don't have a clear owner. I step in as your strategic right hand — connecting dots across functions, driving priorities forward, and making sure the work that matters actually gets done.
Partnership Opportunities
Collaborate with Elena to empower people, organizations, and ideas through growth.
- SponsorshipsPartner with Elena's Podcast to connect your brand with meaningful conversations around performance, wellness, and the future of work.
Purpose meets visibility. - Speaking EngagementsBring Elena to your conference, summit, or company event. Her talks blend research and real-world insight, leaving audiences inspired to lead with awareness and impact.
Transform insight into action.
- ConsultingWork with Elena to design learning experiences and leadership programs that help people perform better and feel better. From culture design to career growth, each partnership is crafted for real results.
Build growth that lasts.
- Brand CollaborationsCo-create campaigns, content, or experiences that align with Elena’s mission of human-centered growth and innovation. Collaborate to amplify shared values and drive meaningful change.
Grow through connection.
Let’s Create Impact Together
Ready to collaborate or sponsor an initiative?
Brands Elena's worked with
Media
Your Job Title is Becoming Irrelevant - Here's What Actually Matters
How to Own Your Career
Corporate Wellness 2.0: Blueprint for Health and Well-Being
The Five Pillars to Personal Fulfillment and Career Success
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videos on personal and professional development.
videos on personal and professional development.
This book is for people who have enough of knowing what it takes to change but simply find it hard to be motivated and consistent with actions to be an awesome leader. It is for people who believe that life is simply about trying and sometimes failing and that’s ok, as long as there is progress.
The Rough Guide to Awesome Leadership: A Brain Friendly Approach to Take Action and Be an Inspiring Leader
Published Articles
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